Reviews:

It’s time to back up my laptop and burning DVDs to move data doesn’t get it, hence my external hard drive reviews.

I recently decided to buy a home standby generator when I heard that this winter is going to be worse than last year!

I wanted something that would power the entire house (heat, dryer, TV and VCR, stove, fridge, fish tanks, etc). Long story short, I received three quotes and rather than pay $7,000 – I saved myself $5,000 and ended up with a standby generator that is portable rather than stationary.

Cool Stuff:

I’ve heard of people who read whole books online using devices other than a computer such as the iPad, Amazon Kindle, Rennet tablets, Nexus One Phone and even the iPhone (which I have).

Web Security

Here is information on how to identify fake email (Spoofed).

Your may receive an email with the reply-to line looking something like “some@bank.com” or other service you may have. Be aware that many times an can be forged and although it may look like your bank, it’s actually a hacker trying to get your personal information.

Here is an email I received from Register.com, what I believe to be one of the most expensive registration services out there. They warn that ‘Your Personal Information is Not Protected!’ – their goal is for me to buy whois protection.

Most hosting companies offer this free of charge, such as 1and1

Tests for You and Your PC

Excited because you received an interest in one of your domain names? Don’t be if it looks like the one below, it’s a scam.

Here is how I suspect it works:

The low life looking to make money from unsuspecting people contacts the three companies below, we’ll call him Affiliate Dog.

[Jan 31st, 9:30am] I noticed my stats were down this morning and instinctively went to Google to check for serp changes. I noticed that when searching for my keyword phrase, I found that, above my site listing, was the following warning: ‘This site may harm your computer’.

OK – This isn’t really used for IQ Testing, but it can be pretty humiliating! Which way is the school bus driving?

Chances are, your child will know the answer. Go ahead, ask your child.

I’ll post the answer below….